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vesting in education because the world scommi in the middle of a knowledge explosion, investing in education because that is the growth opportunity we have in this country. investing in infrastructure because it supports everything else, roads, rails, broadband expansion. and we have a president who has committed to that. why in because it's simple, because the congress will say yes every time? no, because he knows that is the formula for enabling the american dream to survive for another nation. we need to be voting today and be thinking about getting our votes together for tomorrow in order to advance the american dream for another generation. that's why i'm for president obama. now i'm a great believer we get the government we deserve. if the people of virginia and other americans sit it out and leaf it up to the handfuls of people who want this government to be concentrated in a few, we will get that government. but if we work at the grass roots and go and knock on doors and talk to our neighbors and co-workers and those cranky uncles we all v the folks you don't want to have that conver
vesting in education because the world scommi in the middle of a knowledge explosion, investing in education because that is the growth opportunity we have in this country. investing in infrastructure because it supports everything else, roads, rails, broadband expansion. and we have a president who has committed to that. why in because it's simple, because the congress will say yes every time? no, because he knows that is the formula for enabling the american dream to survive for another...
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perot, you on education, please. >> yes. i've got scars to show from being around education reform. and the first words you need to say in every city and state and just draw a line in the sand, is public schools exist for the benefit of the children. you're going to see a lot of people fall over. because anytime you're spending $199 billion a year, somebody's getting it. and the children get lost in the process. so that's step 1. keep in mind in 1960 when our schools were the envy of the world we were spending $16 billion on them. now we spend more than any other nation in the world, $199 billion a year and ranked at the bottom of the industrialized world in terms of education achievement. one more time, you bought a front row box seat and got a third-rate performance, because the government is not serving you. by and large it should be local. the more local the better. an interesting phenomenon. small towns have good schools, big cities have terrible schools. the best people in a small town will serve on the school board. you get into big cities, it's political patronage, stepping
perot, you on education, please. >> yes. i've got scars to show from being around education reform. and the first words you need to say in every city and state and just draw a line in the sand, is public schools exist for the benefit of the children. you're going to see a lot of people fall over. because anytime you're spending $199 billion a year, somebody's getting it. and the children get lost in the process. so that's step 1. keep in mind in 1960 when our schools were the envy of the...
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we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and talking about these important issues for the latino community. what is interesting, we've seen such a rise of conservative hispanics such as senator marco rubio and so many of these that have come out really that even for them they have been able to talk about the message of why it's important to get involved and why it's important for hispanics to vote. we are seeing it in florida where you are going to see i think a lot more active hispanics going out to vote. it's interesting to see how california and texas are just not going down that direction. although we have senatorial candida
we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and...
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education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and latinos, if parents would have their choice to be able to choose for their children what schools to go to instead of being stuck in the failed schools. >> and the -- >> wait, shy not have been given public money to send my son to private school. we need to support our public schools and improve the education that vast majority of children are getting in those public schools. >> but why not give -- >> do all colleges and universities use affirmative action, didn't uc system drop 'purpletive action and -- affirmative action and participate pans of
education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and...
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there is a bunch of ways to address education. great teachers more than parent involvement or anything, you put a great teacher in front of a kid, they work miracles. i think our goal is to say that we're going to fix education. we're working statewide to begin to implement. we do not want them filling out multiple choice tests but you have to measure the effectiveness of a teacher. our goal is sitting down with the union and having them at the table to say, how do you help us figure out, i was a geologist. i thought i would be a great geologist. i got laid off. i would still be a geologist. it turned out i was not that good a geologist. not too much fun to say but the facts are the facts. i was 20 times better running restaurants that i was a geologist. i had a much happier -- i tell a lot of my friends by not being willing to allow natural turnover, competition and success, it you are condemning 15 or 25% of the teachers to not fighting the joy they should have the opportunity to find. those kinds -- that will be the real compet
there is a bunch of ways to address education. great teachers more than parent involvement or anything, you put a great teacher in front of a kid, they work miracles. i think our goal is to say that we're going to fix education. we're working statewide to begin to implement. we do not want them filling out multiple choice tests but you have to measure the effectiveness of a teacher. our goal is sitting down with the union and having them at the table to say, how do you help us figure out, i was...
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that takes education. our educational system is leading the demise of our country. especially in a christian school in -- 17 of the original signers were cemetery students. -- or seminary students. host: do you want to see a different town in the ads? caller: absolutely, the founding fathers, and some of them were deists like jefferson and franklin, they came to the conclusion when they chose books for pennsylvania and virginia and students, the first book they both put in was the bible. the truth must be known. if there is no truth, there is only manipulation. host: from twitter -- let's take a look at an ad by the republican national committee. >> is never too early to speak out for our values. the room and it romney i know does not want to raise taxes on middle-class. >> you both saw met -- benjamin netanyahu hold up a picture of obama with a red line through it. >> in spite of their opposition, they have given 20 waivers to the opposition. iran is four years cause it to a nuclear weapon. they certainly inherited that situation but we are going in the wrong direc
that takes education. our educational system is leading the demise of our country. especially in a christian school in -- 17 of the original signers were cemetery students. -- or seminary students. host: do you want to see a different town in the ads? caller: absolutely, the founding fathers, and some of them were deists like jefferson and franklin, they came to the conclusion when they chose books for pennsylvania and virginia and students, the first book they both put in was the bible. the...
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they saved $7 in the course of that education. >> education is very important. half of our budget goes to education. but we are still struggling. when we have our teachers tied to teaching, when we are grating our students on the performance of one test instead of the progress through the year is an injustice to the teachers and the students. not everyone of us tests the same. we need to bring vocational education back to the schools. we need to start creating an environment in our schools where the child is not on an educational path for college, they are on the path for vocational training and have a chance to have a solid life with education. we need to empower classrooms and redirect some of the dollars out of the administration in the classroom. >> thank you for the question. other than public safety, there is nothing that the state does that is more important than educating our kids. we have made great progress in a recent years. graduation rates are up, test scores are up. but we have a long way to go. 20% of our schools got a great of -- grade of c or lo
they saved $7 in the course of that education. >> education is very important. half of our budget goes to education. but we are still struggling. when we have our teachers tied to teaching, when we are grating our students on the performance of one test instead of the progress through the year is an injustice to the teachers and the students. not everyone of us tests the same. we need to bring vocational education back to the schools. we need to start creating an environment in our...
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. -- we can gut education to pay for romney's tax cuts. or we can focus on early chou the dedication. cut the growth of tuition costs in that is something we can do. by the way, i do not just talk the talk, walk the walk. we took $60 billion that was going to banks and lenders under the student loan program and we said let's cut out the middleman and give the money directed to students. as a consequence, millions of students were able to keep student rates low. we have focused on this and you need to focus on this in the next election because it is part of the choice that you will face. we can meet these goals together. you can choose a better future for america. pawlenty use the money we are saving from attending the wars in iraq and afghanistan and want to use that to pay top of hour of the sect put also put people back to work. governor romney said it was tragic to end the war in iraq. i disagree. premier our troops come to our families was the right thing to do. if he had gotten his way, those troops would still be there. in a speech t
. -- we can gut education to pay for romney's tax cuts. or we can focus on early chou the dedication. cut the growth of tuition costs in that is something we can do. by the way, i do not just talk the talk, walk the walk. we took $60 billion that was going to banks and lenders under the student loan program and we said let's cut out the middleman and give the money directed to students. as a consequence, millions of students were able to keep student rates low. we have focused on this and you...
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education. these folks submitted 18 questions on education, and the first one is that will be asked on education will go to you, governor, and asked by angie pettig. angie pettig, where are you? there she is, governor, right there. >> i've heard a lot about education and the need to hold teachers and schools accountable, and i certainly agree with that. buas an individual with an educational background, and also a parent, i have seen a lot of instances where the parents are unresponsive to the teachers or flat out uninvolved in their child's education. how do you intend to not only hold the teachers and schools accountable but also hold parents accountable? >> well, you know, it's hard to make people love one another. i wish i knew the law because i would darn sure sign it. i wish i knew the law that said l of us would be good parents. one of the things theext president must do is to remind people that if we are going to have a responsible period in america, that each of us must love our childre
education. these folks submitted 18 questions on education, and the first one is that will be asked on education will go to you, governor, and asked by angie pettig. angie pettig, where are you? there she is, governor, right there. >> i've heard a lot about education and the need to hold teachers and schools accountable, and i certainly agree with that. buas an individual with an educational background, and also a parent, i have seen a lot of instances where the parents are unresponsive...
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education is a privilege, not a right. if you have the qualifications to get into college, they should take the highest scores first. not because you're black, white, chinese, mexican. this is the reason why we cannot fill the jobs we have today. people given to college that do not deserve to be there. it's just come guest: i do not think it is discrimination against whites to consider race in university admissions. universities are looking among a pool of qualified applicants. a number of things are considered. whether your parents went to the school are considered. that is going to benefit white candidates. whether you have leadership potential, whether you did something interesting, went to africa and dug ditches, those types of things are considered. those types of things can benefit students who are not p oor or latino or black. i do not look at it that is -- as something that is harming white students. i think the tough thing is is there is a larger pool of students who are qualified for admissions. people are going
education is a privilege, not a right. if you have the qualifications to get into college, they should take the highest scores first. not because you're black, white, chinese, mexican. this is the reason why we cannot fill the jobs we have today. people given to college that do not deserve to be there. it's just come guest: i do not think it is discrimination against whites to consider race in university admissions. universities are looking among a pool of qualified applicants. a number of...
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i wish that higher education have more generally adopted these programs. in fact, since 2010, the century foundation published a book decrying legacy preferences, which we called affirmative action for the rich. i think it is a positive note that states have taken some of the steps. in particular, i want to focus on the class a submissions progress. if we want a system of admissions that is truly fair, we would look not only at how well a student does academically, but also what obstacles they had to overcome to achieve their record. you will see that the research is clear that today disadvantages are far more likely to be based on economic status as opposed to race. this is a study from 2010 which looked at what predicts a student's s.a.t. scores, looking at a large national database. they found it if you are the most social economically disadvantaged, you are expected to score 399 points lower on the s.a.t., the math and verbal s.a.t., then the most social economically advantaged soon. by contrast, the difference between african-american and white studen
i wish that higher education have more generally adopted these programs. in fact, since 2010, the century foundation published a book decrying legacy preferences, which we called affirmative action for the rich. i think it is a positive note that states have taken some of the steps. in particular, i want to focus on the class a submissions progress. if we want a system of admissions that is truly fair, we would look not only at how well a student does academically, but also what obstacles they...
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romney cares about education. when he tells a student that you should borrow money from your parents to go to college, that indicates the degree to which there may not be as much of a focus on the fact that folks like myself, folks like michele, kids who probably attended the university of denver did not have that option. for us to make sure they have the opportunity and can walk through the door, that is vitally important not just to the kids, it is how we will grow the economy over the long term. >> we are running out of time. response to that. >>-- respnd to that. >> i have no plan to cut education funding and grants for people going to college. i am not planning on making changes there. you make a good point. the place you put your money makes it a clear indication on where your heart is. you put $90 million into green jobs. i am all in favor of green energy. that would have hired 2 million teachers. $90 billion. these businesses may have gone out of business -- a number of them happen to be owned by people wh
romney cares about education. when he tells a student that you should borrow money from your parents to go to college, that indicates the degree to which there may not be as much of a focus on the fact that folks like myself, folks like michele, kids who probably attended the university of denver did not have that option. for us to make sure they have the opportunity and can walk through the door, that is vitally important not just to the kids, it is how we will grow the economy over the long...
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i want to educate kids and i want to help them and i want to do what i can for marines. so let's start a scholarship fund. she said, well, on top of that, how much money do you think you can raise? i said, i don't know, about a million dollars. and she said, all right, we'll give you about a year. within four months, i raised $1.2 million. i did on my first 12 scholarships yesterday. it has been great. [applause] with that, i teamed up to go out and try to get veterans jobs. we are going out and speaking and i'm trying to help guys get jobs. i am standing up trying to make a difference. i hope when you read the book, you go home and you read everything that i talk about and how it makes a difference. and i want to say that i am going on and speaking and doing it for the men and women who sacrificed so much. because every day that you don't do that, if you don't do the best you can, you are disgracing all those men and women who have paid so much for. and i want to let you know something. i'm not okay with that. are you? thank you so much. i really appreciate it. [applaus
i want to educate kids and i want to help them and i want to do what i can for marines. so let's start a scholarship fund. she said, well, on top of that, how much money do you think you can raise? i said, i don't know, about a million dollars. and she said, all right, we'll give you about a year. within four months, i raised $1.2 million. i did on my first 12 scholarships yesterday. it has been great. [applause] with that, i teamed up to go out and try to get veterans jobs. we are going out...
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i zero in in particular on education. i think the most important thing we can do is have a first-class public school system, and the president, his first legislative priority was the no child left behind act. it was the first piece of legislation we introduced. we got it passed that first summer on a bipartisan basis. we even had ted kennedy on board for the effort. it does several things. it establishes high standards. at the same time, it sets up a system of testing with respect to our school system, so we can establish accountability to parents and make certain that they understand how well their students are doing, and they have the opportunity to move students out of poorly performing schools to good schools. it strikes me that that is absolutely the heart of what needs to be done from the standpoint of education. it's also important as we go forward in the next term, we want to be able to take what we've done for elementary education and move it into the secondary education. it's working. we've seen reports now of a
i zero in in particular on education. i think the most important thing we can do is have a first-class public school system, and the president, his first legislative priority was the no child left behind act. it was the first piece of legislation we introduced. we got it passed that first summer on a bipartisan basis. we even had ted kennedy on board for the effort. it does several things. it establishes high standards. at the same time, it sets up a system of testing with respect to our school...
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porteous do with infrastructure and scientific research and education? my position on those are pretty clear. >> how do you address the 47% issue, the folks that don't pay income taxes now? >> i think people below $250,000 to not get any tax >> thank you very much. >> thank you everybody. ." >> thank you everybody. >> president obama will be speaking at ohio state university in columbus. [no audio] it that is coming in about 50 minutes. we are also bringing you live coverage from around the country of house, senate, acting governor races. tonight the debate betweenearl ray tomblin and bill maloney. that is getting underway at 7:00 p.m. eastern. business leaders talk about key economic and business issues in the upcoming election. they talk about the recent drop -- jobs report and now. we will show you how we can and so the president begins. quite i am very fortunate to be joined by people who really do represent every aspect of the economy. we have really ever sector of the economy here this morning. thank you. i want to ask a question that are like to p
porteous do with infrastructure and scientific research and education? my position on those are pretty clear. >> how do you address the 47% issue, the folks that don't pay income taxes now? >> i think people below $250,000 to not get any tax >> thank you very much. >> thank you everybody. ." >> thank you everybody. >> president obama will be speaking at ohio state university in columbus. [no audio] it that is coming in about 50 minutes. we are also...
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education was heavily supported in massachusetts. the education system there was rated very highly. host: let me put the numbers on the screen. 1.5 million young people between ages of 80-29 eligible to vote here in ohio. you both, i assume, have student loans. the average debt of college students is just under $28,000. the and apply merit among those between the ages of 20-24 is about 16.5%. guest: that is definitely a big issue for me and a big concern, the student loans and student interest rates. this affects meet effectively -- this affects what we fought for. making sure we talk to the legislators and talked about how we can afford to see the interest rates doubled. that is why we saw president obama during the summer go to college campuses and speak to students to say we cannot let the republican-led congress raise interest rates and see them double. that is something where i am glad has passed in a bipartisan manner. it is extremely important. when we talk about health grants -- pell grants, we talk about who will be investing in education programs? i am not saying that mitt
education was heavily supported in massachusetts. the education system there was rated very highly. host: let me put the numbers on the screen. 1.5 million young people between ages of 80-29 eligible to vote here in ohio. you both, i assume, have student loans. the average debt of college students is just under $28,000. the and apply merit among those between the ages of 20-24 is about 16.5%. guest: that is definitely a big issue for me and a big concern, the student loans and student interest...
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we will continue to improve our education system to make sure our children have world-class education. we need to continue to look at our infrastructure at all levels, broadband, highways, water could continue to make west virginia business families so we can attract jobs. i want to say to the voters, i will always. west virginia first. >> thank you, governor. mr. maloney? >> i am tired of hearing the same old excuses. it could have been a lot better. every time i hear that, i wonder, we have forgotten who we are. we are the folks who carved out a state from the roughest terrain east of the mississippi. we send more of our young when -- men and women to war than any other state in the nation. we're proud god-fearing people and all we need is leadership. this election is about some simple things. jobs, mismanagement, corruption, and obama. my opponent is on the wrong side of every one of those issues. he says we need to stay the course. i say we need to build a brighter future in west virginia. we can cut taxes, create jobs, and give the gift of opportunity to our children. all need is
we will continue to improve our education system to make sure our children have world-class education. we need to continue to look at our infrastructure at all levels, broadband, highways, water could continue to make west virginia business families so we can attract jobs. i want to say to the voters, i will always. west virginia first. >> thank you, governor. mr. maloney? >> i am tired of hearing the same old excuses. it could have been a lot better. every time i hear that, i...
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while the eviscerate education, while they refuse to allow tax cuts to go forward for the middle-class. ladies and gentlemen, only a man who answers the question on a good 60 minutes" as governor romney did two weeks ago, when asked by the moderator, he asked the question coming he said, do you think is fair, governor, that you pay only 14% of your $20 million in income when someone making $50,000 a year pays at a higher rate? the governor said yes. that is fair. if you have that point of view -- no, series -- if you have a point of view, you understand why they are so desperate to hold on to a tax cut that the wealthy are not asking for. they are as patriotic as poor folks. but they know that they don't need it and they knew it is time for them to chip in. that is all you need to know. as to why the governor wants to make sure that the tax cuts for your parents -- unless you continue to fund a $500 billion tax-cut for 120,000 families. and the other thing that we learned is that governor romney no longer is for that tax cut that he has been talking about for the year and half, the $5
while the eviscerate education, while they refuse to allow tax cuts to go forward for the middle-class. ladies and gentlemen, only a man who answers the question on a good 60 minutes" as governor romney did two weeks ago, when asked by the moderator, he asked the question coming he said, do you think is fair, governor, that you pay only 14% of your $20 million in income when someone making $50,000 a year pays at a higher rate? the governor said yes. that is fair. if you have that point of...
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this was very much upper middle class college-educated suburban people who said this is intolerable, we want action, and literally within six or seven months the environmental protection agency was established by richard nixon who was no tree hugging environmentalists let me tell you. there were seven or eight major pieces of legislation that passed the clean water act and safe drinking water act and so on. a tremendous change. and this was done in response to public pressure. public pressure exhibited by people going out in the streets taking part in demonstrations. next one is the march on washington. we just slipped by the 49th anniversary of the march on washington which on august 28th 1963i was there. it was a festival of democracy and unbelievable moment of shining idealism in america that america's dream of participation in equality for all could actually be realized. i had come from the south and i had seen a kid sitting at the lunch counters and i would walk with the kids and birmingham when they unleashed the police dogs and turned the fire hoses on the demonstrators and i
this was very much upper middle class college-educated suburban people who said this is intolerable, we want action, and literally within six or seven months the environmental protection agency was established by richard nixon who was no tree hugging environmentalists let me tell you. there were seven or eight major pieces of legislation that passed the clean water act and safe drinking water act and so on. a tremendous change. and this was done in response to public pressure. public pressure...
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what is the mission of higher education? what is the mission of legal education? simply determine whether people can answer questions really quickly when under pressure? or is it a way of actually training people to learn how to be good lawyers in the 21st century which requires the capacity to collaborate, the capacity to connect with your client, to listen carefully. there are a lot of factors that are not represented in either the scores or your undergraduate grades. there are lots of things that are not taught in law school. my basic point is that this is an opportunity for us to rethink the missions of our institutions of higher indication that are consistent with our commitment to being a robust democracy where there is equal opportunity for all of our citizens. >> ward? >> another factor that i think complicates the use of class and one of the reasons why i said you just cannot think this is an across-the-board substitute is the fact that this is not just about blacks and latinos compared to whites. if you throw in the fact that, in california, it is largel
what is the mission of higher education? what is the mission of legal education? simply determine whether people can answer questions really quickly when under pressure? or is it a way of actually training people to learn how to be good lawyers in the 21st century which requires the capacity to collaborate, the capacity to connect with your client, to listen carefully. there are a lot of factors that are not represented in either the scores or your undergraduate grades. there are lots of things...
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that is an important part of our education program. we are proud to sponsor a big television even here tonight. >> i am sure that all the university presidents in kentucky as a group are concerned about employment in the state of kentucky, keeping students in state after they graduate. the kentucky employment rate is a little over the national average. what is your believe about what it will take to turn the kentucky economy around? >> that is a big one. centre college is growing, we are adding staff and faculty. it is more about pulling together. i think that the leadership in kentucky's colleges and universities is as strong as it has ever been. there is a spirit of cooperation with our city and county government. i am convinced kentucky's future is better than it might at first appear because of the quality of people and their willingness cooperate and move us in the direction of common good. if i was a betting man, i would get some money on kentucky and our capacity to get this turned around at a higher rate of speed. ex-president
that is an important part of our education program. we are proud to sponsor a big television even here tonight. >> i am sure that all the university presidents in kentucky as a group are concerned about employment in the state of kentucky, keeping students in state after they graduate. the kentucky employment rate is a little over the national average. what is your believe about what it will take to turn the kentucky economy around? >> that is a big one. centre college is growing,...
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but congresswoman bono mack voted to cut education by $115 billion. i think a middle-class family that can afford to buy a house is a job creator, especially in our area where construction is such an important part of the economy. but the ryan budget that congresswoman bono mack voted for would have increased taxes on the middle class by $1,400 a year. i think a company that hires american workers is a job creator, but congresswoman bono mack voted to give tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas. and to add insult to injury, she spent over $80,000 of taxpayer money on her own luxury car and voted nine times to raise her own pay. washington has changed mary bono mack and she's lost touch with the people she's supposed to represent -- the seniors who count on medicare and social security, the families that work hard every day to build a better life for their children, the homeowners trying to make the next mortgage payment. those are the people i want to give voice to. i would be honored to have your votes. god bless you and god bless america. >
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. it will be a dollar saved by somebody who switched to esurance. like, dollar karma. being online, esurance saves dollars that come back as more dollars for you. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. here's what's happening. a man may have been
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. it will be a dollar saved by somebody who switched to esurance. like, dollar karma. being online,...
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we will continue to improve our education system to make sure our children have world-class education. we need to continue to look at our infrastructure at all levels, broadband, highways, water. continue to make west virginia business families so we can attract jobs. i want to say to the voters, i will always. west virginia first. >> thank you, governor. mr. maloney? >> i am tired of hearing the same old excuses. it could have been a lot better. every time i hear that, i wonder, we have forgotten who we are. we are the folks who carved out a state from the roughest terrain east of the mississippi. we send more of our young when -- men and women to war than any other state in the nation. we're proud god-fearing people and all we need is leadership. this election is about some simple things. jobs, mismanagement, corruption, and obama. my opponent is on the wrong side of every one of those issues. he says we need to stay the course. i say we need to build a brighter future in west virginia. we can cut taxes, create jobs, and give the gift of opportunity to our children. all need is to h
we will continue to improve our education system to make sure our children have world-class education. we need to continue to look at our infrastructure at all levels, broadband, highways, water. continue to make west virginia business families so we can attract jobs. i want to say to the voters, i will always. west virginia first. >> thank you, governor. mr. maloney? >> i am tired of hearing the same old excuses. it could have been a lot better. every time i hear that, i wonder, we...
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i worry about their education. bigger issues that americans worry about, making sure that they have a life. someone that lives this, someone that lives this every day. someone that can talk to republicans and democrats. and recognizes the solutions. we need someone who recognizes it on both sides. democrat plans, you have to bring both together. you have to get things done in washington d.c.. i need your vote on november 6. >> we have come to the conclusion of the night's debate. thank you to senator heller and representative berkley. thank you for being part of this event and don't forget to vote on october 20. good night. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> linda mcmahon and chris murphy faced off in their second debate. watch their debate saturday at 4:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span brings a special respect -- perspective and what is happening in washington. if something is going on in the house or the senate, and something wil
i worry about their education. bigger issues that americans worry about, making sure that they have a life. someone that lives this, someone that lives this every day. someone that can talk to republicans and democrats. and recognizes the solutions. we need someone who recognizes it on both sides. democrat plans, you have to bring both together. you have to get things done in washington d.c.. i need your vote on november 6. >> we have come to the conclusion of the night's debate. thank...
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child marriage virtually end a girl's education. when girls are able to stay in school and avoid being married early, they can build a foundation for their lives, their families and participate in the progress of their countries. on this first international day of the girl child, we must double our commitment ensuring that all countries enact and enforce laws to increase the minimum age of marriage for girls to 18. we must demand that all countries offer access to education for all children and ensure that gender gaps in schools are eliminated. we must demand that the root causes underlying child marriage, gender discrimination, poverty and cultural justifications be ended here and arled the -- around the world. and we must not forget the girls around the world that demand these things. there is a girl who is 14 -year-old who was shot in the head by the taliban. she was attacked because she stood up to the taliban when they took over two years ago and they ordered all the girl schools to be closed down. she revealed what this experi
child marriage virtually end a girl's education. when girls are able to stay in school and avoid being married early, they can build a foundation for their lives, their families and participate in the progress of their countries. on this first international day of the girl child, we must double our commitment ensuring that all countries enact and enforce laws to increase the minimum age of marriage for girls to 18. we must demand that all countries offer access to education for all children and...
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literacy in a great many areas, religion being one of them, so i think there's a lot we have to do on the education front. >> i just wanted to disagree. i write a syndicated column on ethics and religion. you said same-sex marriage is inevitable in united states. 32 states have voted on it and every time have voted it down. four more states voting on it this fall. in every case, where the real ballot matters when people go to vote, they vote it down. they do not want same-sex marriage, and it does impinge on religious freedom. in new hampshire, for example, a bed-and-breakfast run by a catholic couple refused to allow a lesbian couple to have a wedding reception at the facility and suggested some other places they could go and have it where there was not an objection, but they decided to sue, and they won their suit. the couple had to pay $30,000 in fines, and they were told they had to open their facility to all marriages, whether they liked it or not, so they decided no more wedding receptions. they were fined, and they lost a source of major income to them. i do not know how you can say this is
literacy in a great many areas, religion being one of them, so i think there's a lot we have to do on the education front. >> i just wanted to disagree. i write a syndicated column on ethics and religion. you said same-sex marriage is inevitable in united states. 32 states have voted on it and every time have voted it down. four more states voting on it this fall. in every case, where the real ballot matters when people go to vote, they vote it down. they do not want same-sex marriage,...
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so it will improve education. the president put a lot more money into funds for african- american children to educate them. i think we have to continue to ask our senators and insist our representatives and others to the same. we have not had a lot of intentions paid to education except the state of the union message. the president paid a lot of attention to it. but we have to get our local people also. not only in terms of the money but what will be taught in the schools. a lot of the ignorance we see is people who did i get much schooling themselves are up the right -- the wrong kind of schooling. >> we have seen this battle. there are those who are picked off at the new teacher filmn with viola davis. and the striking teachers. it is interesting, you have groups texted and first -- like student first. the argument i keep making is i believe the problem with this whole conversation, it has been treated as an us versus them argument as opposed to there is no one way to educate a child in america. two, we have peo
so it will improve education. the president put a lot more money into funds for african- american children to educate them. i think we have to continue to ask our senators and insist our representatives and others to the same. we have not had a lot of intentions paid to education except the state of the union message. the president paid a lot of attention to it. but we have to get our local people also. not only in terms of the money but what will be taught in the schools. a lot of the...
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they've gotten really good academic education but they've also really gotten spectacular education in living with the folks who are the real virginia today. we're increasingly diverse state and that's an important part of medication. i would hope what the supreme court would do in this case would be they would affirm that it is ok for a public institution, whether it's government body handing out contracts or student or college admitting students, that it's ok for them to try to make sure that their student body looks like the state looks. they should if at all practical use factors on race and economic disadvantage, are you the first in your family to go to college? but if you see public institutions where the numbers of students dramatically different then the state population, i think it's an indication of challenge and problem that we have to try to solve. i strongly believe the diversity of our commonwealth is the strength, diversity of our nation is a strength and we ought to see diversity in our public bodies. >> mr. allen? >> i'm in some agreement with tim's expressions. i'm s
they've gotten really good academic education but they've also really gotten spectacular education in living with the folks who are the real virginia today. we're increasingly diverse state and that's an important part of medication. i would hope what the supreme court would do in this case would be they would affirm that it is ok for a public institution, whether it's government body handing out contracts or student or college admitting students, that it's ok for them to try to make sure that...
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for more than 107 years, vmi has done more than educate students. it has guided their transformation into citizens, warriors, and leaders. vmi graduates serve with honor in nation's defense, just as many are doing in afghanistan and other lands. i mourn with you the 15 brave souls who have been lost. i join with you and praying for the many vmi graduates who are right now serving in harm's way. may god bless all who serve and all who have served. of all the vmi graduates, and none is more distinguished, perhaps, then general george marshall, the chief of staff of the army became secretary of state, secretary of defense, helped to vanquish fascism and plant it europe's rescue from despair. general marshall once said, "the only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it." those words were true in his time, and they are true in our time. last month, our nation was attacked again. a u.s. ambassador and three fellow americans are dead, murdered in benghazi, libya. among the dead or three veterans, all on a mission of peace and friendship to a nation
for more than 107 years, vmi has done more than educate students. it has guided their transformation into citizens, warriors, and leaders. vmi graduates serve with honor in nation's defense, just as many are doing in afghanistan and other lands. i mourn with you the 15 brave souls who have been lost. i join with you and praying for the many vmi graduates who are right now serving in harm's way. may god bless all who serve and all who have served. of all the vmi graduates, and none is more...
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higher education has a responsibility for all of education, the job of those atop the academic period is not over once they've enrolled a diverse freshman class. >> well, when you told me it was from "the new york times" i could have just told you i disagreed. you threw in sociology professor, absolutely disagree. no, look, i think -- affirmative action has become a way for liberals to pay for over the failure of the public schools. unlike liberals, i don't think blacks are stupider than whites. i think they are at a disadvantage, i completely agree with kleiza rice that the civil rights issue of our day is school choice and the disaster of the public schools, it is a universal law of nature that everything run by the government will become worse and more expensive over time. everything that is sold on the private market will become better and less expensive over time. like flat screen tv's, cell phones. versus the post office, public schools, and amtrak food service. and by the way, our entire health care is now going to be put in the hands -- in the capable hands of the federal gove
higher education has a responsibility for all of education, the job of those atop the academic period is not over once they've enrolled a diverse freshman class. >> well, when you told me it was from "the new york times" i could have just told you i disagreed. you threw in sociology professor, absolutely disagree. no, look, i think -- affirmative action has become a way for liberals to pay for over the failure of the public schools. unlike liberals, i don't think blacks are...
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now my parents, grandparents, educators. we never had a conversation about achieving the american dream. i would like to know really, what is the american dream? we have only just work here and accomplish things in america. we have never taught our children about achieving the american dream. i think we need to talk about what is the american dream before we have the conversation about whether it has been downsized or not. that is all i have to say. host: let's go to virginia to hear from an independent caller. caller: i think the american dream has been downsized. i am 57 years old. 20 years ago if you got a job, your medical was covered. if you bad until you were on top of the world. -- if you got dentil you were on top of the world. any chain that is hiring, they usually start you off at about $10 an hour. that is $1,600 a month. and you have rent, $4 a gallon gas, your insurance, car, everything out of $1,600 a month. your house and all of that. i do not know. they started this 401k thing somewhere along the line when i
now my parents, grandparents, educators. we never had a conversation about achieving the american dream. i would like to know really, what is the american dream? we have only just work here and accomplish things in america. we have never taught our children about achieving the american dream. i think we need to talk about what is the american dream before we have the conversation about whether it has been downsized or not. that is all i have to say. host: let's go to virginia to hear from an...
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program that john supported in education. the reason that no child was left behind is that the money was left behind. with regard to the role of the vice-president, i had a long talk, as i'm sure the governor did with her principle and in my case it is barack obama and he asked me -- i have a history of getting things done the senate and john mccain will back that up. i would be the point person for the legislative initiatives in the united states congress for our administration. when asked if i wanted a portfolio, my response was no, barack obama said he wants me with and to help in government. for his decision, i will sit in the room and give him my best advice. one of the things he said early on when he was choosing, he said he wanted to pick someone who had independent judgment and would not be afraid to disagree. that is my reputation so i look forward to working with barack obama and playing a very constructive role in his presidency, bringing about the kind of change this country needs. >> we will have more from the 20
program that john supported in education. the reason that no child was left behind is that the money was left behind. with regard to the role of the vice-president, i had a long talk, as i'm sure the governor did with her principle and in my case it is barack obama and he asked me -- i have a history of getting things done the senate and john mccain will back that up. i would be the point person for the legislative initiatives in the united states congress for our administration. when asked if...
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it cuts education by $450 billion. it does virtually nothing except continue to increase the tax breaks to the wealthy. we've had enough of this. the idea that he is so concerned about the deficits, he voted to put two wars on a credit card. >> we're going to closing statements in a minute. >> our budget, we have not -- >> i want to talk to you very briefly before we go to closing statements about your own personal character. if he were elected, what could be both give to this country as a man, a human being, that nobody else could it? >> honesty. no one else could? there are plenty of fine people that could lead this country. there are people who say when they are going to do something, they go do it. what you need is one people see problems, they offer solutions to fix the problems. we're not getting that. we can grow the economy faster, that is what our five-point plan is all about. it is about getting people out of poverty into the middle class. that is about going with proven pro-growth policies that we know work
it cuts education by $450 billion. it does virtually nothing except continue to increase the tax breaks to the wealthy. we've had enough of this. the idea that he is so concerned about the deficits, he voted to put two wars on a credit card. >> we're going to closing statements in a minute. >> our budget, we have not -- >> i want to talk to you very briefly before we go to closing statements about your own personal character. if he were elected, what could be both give to this...
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it is government negligence to educate its foreign students and require them to leave. no place should do that. it is part of the economic strategy for growth in the future. you want to be a magnet for the best talents in the world. we will compete for the best talents. we have the best environment for that talent. >> energy and then campaign finance. >> you are looking at california right now. their massive increases in the costs. when consumers are paying for gasoline, they're not able to purchase their basic commodities every day. what is happening? governor brown is proposing a relaxation of regulation that impact energy industry. that is clearly a concession that regulation drives the costs of energy. we need to have the same focus of discussion in washington. what is happening in california can happen -- >> it is harder to buy gas in california and hawaii, from what i heard. -- than hawaii, from what i heard. >> if you have a stool with two legs, it will fall over. look at what the canadians did with their cash cow. we have more of a cash cow in energy than anyone
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he voted against the department of education. he voted against funding for meals on wheels for seniors. he voted against a holiday for martin luther king. he voted against a resolution calling for the release of nelson mandela in south africa. it's amazing to hear him criticize my record or john kerry's . >> his record speaks for itself and it's not very distinguished. host: we are talking about vice- presidential debates with tonight's debate in danville, ky. what matters? and you saw a moment from 2004 and from our archives. if your interested in watching that and other moments, c- span.org. professor, tonight when viewers are watching the split screen of the debate and they see vice president joe biden and a younger paul ryan, what will the impact been? in the shot from 2004, you get the split screen dynamic, but tonight people will get that. calguest: the split screen is very significant in terms of the debate. when obama and running scared off, the split screen did a lot of damage to obama. it was not necessarily what obama
he voted against the department of education. he voted against funding for meals on wheels for seniors. he voted against a holiday for martin luther king. he voted against a resolution calling for the release of nelson mandela in south africa. it's amazing to hear him criticize my record or john kerry's . >> his record speaks for itself and it's not very distinguished. host: we are talking about vice- presidential debates with tonight's debate in danville, ky. what matters? and you saw a...
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she will fight on if she makes a good recovery. >> she would never give up her education. she will continue to inspire the other folks. that they are going to surrender. >> the threat may not be over. after the attack, they said she was pro-west and will not the spirit. tonight, she is said to be conscious and responsive and hospital with her family by her bedside. how brutal attacks are nothing new here, but the shooting of this young girl has caused horror and revulsion. human rights campaigners say it sends a very disturbing message to anyone campaigning for women and girls. >> and dangerous times for a very brave girl and pakistan. became a mild controversy, jury sandusky who served at penn state university was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison after being found guilty of 45 counts of sexual abuse. the scandal led to a flood of allegations in the tarnished a once revered sports program. >> the disgraced codes that traded his truck sued for prison jumpsuit. he arrived at court, protesting his innocence. he spoke to a college radio station. >> they can take away m
she will fight on if she makes a good recovery. >> she would never give up her education. she will continue to inspire the other folks. that they are going to surrender. >> the threat may not be over. after the attack, they said she was pro-west and will not the spirit. tonight, she is said to be conscious and responsive and hospital with her family by her bedside. how brutal attacks are nothing new here, but the shooting of this young girl has caused horror and revulsion. human...
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it is government negligence to educate its foreign students and require them to leave. no place should do that. it is part of the economic strategy for growth in the future. you want to be a magnet for the best talents in the world. we will compete for the best talents. we have the best environment for that talent. >> energy and then campaign finance. >> you are looking at california right now. their massive increases in the costs. when consumers are paying for gasoline, they're not able to purchase their basic commodities every day. what is happening? governor brown is proposing a relaxation of regulation that impact energy industry. that is clearly a concession that regulation drives the costs of energy. we need to have the same focus of discussion in washington. what is happening in california can happen -- >> if you have a stool with two legs, it will fall over. look at what the canadians did with their cash cow. we can do spending, taxes, and energy with our cash cow. >> tom, you think this will happen with the makeup of the government we have today? >> i think whe
it is government negligence to educate its foreign students and require them to leave. no place should do that. it is part of the economic strategy for growth in the future. you want to be a magnet for the best talents in the world. we will compete for the best talents. we have the best environment for that talent. >> energy and then campaign finance. >> you are looking at california right now. their massive increases in the costs. when consumers are paying for gasoline, they're not...
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you don't have much jobs, don't have much education programming here. don't have much recreation. we're isolated with everything. we are isolated in our cell. we come out here to the rec area, and we're isolated. i try to do the right things, but there have been times, yes, that i got into a fight over certain things. >> i myself had many a run-ins with inmate sears. had to lock him up out of population several times. >> the only conversation that we really are -- or social contact that we really have or anything, as you can see, is yelling. i've had to do things i didn't want to have to do, you know, beating people up and stuff. i was a young kid then. i'm older now. i was 16 years old when i got busted, and they waited till i turned 17 and tried me as an adult. maybe if i had stayed at home and ate dinner with my parents and things like that and listened to my mother or my sister when she said, mom is worried, and you never stay at home anymore, and you're always out partying with your friends, and you care about them more and so on, things like that, well, if i hadn't been doin
you don't have much jobs, don't have much education programming here. don't have much recreation. we're isolated with everything. we are isolated in our cell. we come out here to the rec area, and we're isolated. i try to do the right things, but there have been times, yes, that i got into a fight over certain things. >> i myself had many a run-ins with inmate sears. had to lock him up out of population several times. >> the only conversation that we really are -- or social contact...
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abc7 news education reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> let's face it, lunchtime can be lonely for some kids. >> if i sit alone i'm going to feel all sad because, like i can't -- i don't have no one to sit with. >> and that feeling of not fitting in can be stressful. >> they go with other people and i just stay in the room with my other friends and then i feel different. >> does that hurt? >> kind of. >> i feel angry at them. >> but those things don't happy -- happen anymore at davidson middle school in san rafael. the white and orange wristband symbolizes inclusion. >> you see someone sitting alone and you go and say, hey, do you want to eat with me? >> this was started by an organization called beyond differences. her late daughter had a medical condition and it affected the way her classmates treated her. i said it's like occupy middle school. go back and do the most positive thing you can think of doing change the culture. >> the no one eats alone initiative has several trained team leaders monitoring the lunch hour. they are the ones in the back t-shirts. >> to make sure a
abc7 news education reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> let's face it, lunchtime can be lonely for some kids. >> if i sit alone i'm going to feel all sad because, like i can't -- i don't have no one to sit with. >> and that feeling of not fitting in can be stressful. >> they go with other people and i just stay in the room with my other friends and then i feel different. >> does that hurt? >> kind of. >> i feel angry at them. >> but those...
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we always all loss alamos as a very elite community, largely because it is very educated and because the laboratory pays very, very well. normally, new mexico was one of the poorest regions in the nation. as los alamos grew up and became a legitimate comty inin northern new mexico, they basically -- they grew into a community of millionaires. it is been reported repeatedly that all celis has the more most millionaires per capita than any community in the nation. -- los alamos has the most millionaires per capita than any community in the nation. people that come to work at the lab tend to stay until they retire, because retirement benefits are enviable. there is a line of people that would like to look awork at the lab, largely because of the salary and benefits. >> how were you retaliated against when he blew the whistle? >> the standard practice is to pull your responsibilities away. in my case, i had all my responsibilities removed, was put in a cubicle. i characterize it to a dilbert comic book episode, sitting in a cubicle with nothing to do for a period of nine months. that cha
we always all loss alamos as a very elite community, largely because it is very educated and because the laboratory pays very, very well. normally, new mexico was one of the poorest regions in the nation. as los alamos grew up and became a legitimate comty inin northern new mexico, they basically -- they grew into a community of millionaires. it is been reported repeatedly that all celis has the more most millionaires per capita than any community in the nation. -- los alamos has the most...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. by earning a degree in the field maof counseling or psychologyth from capella university, health. you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu. >>> the complicated world of inmate relationships often leads to violence. sometimes death. but at the holman correctional facility in alabama an inmate nicknamed "cheese curl" told us a very different story. >> why are you called "cheese curl"? >> because i like cheese curls. >> when is the last time you had a cheese curl? >> last night. >> by all appearances, tommy "cheese curl" tunstall, serving life for robbery, was one of holman's most popular inmates. >> tommy was an interesting inmate to interview, actually, because he seemed very calm and confident. quietly confident. >> bring your ass on. [ bleep ]. >> more often than not, when we would start interviewing tommy, inmates would start yelling t
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. by earning a degree in the field maof counseling or psychologyth from capella university, health. you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu. >>> the complicated world of inmate relationships often leads to violence. sometimes death. but at the holman correctional facility in alabama an inmate...
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as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten through 8, out of school time and work with students who are in ninth grade through 12th grade. our funding also supports family services, wellness, health and nutrition, violence prevention and intervention. you also see system support. we work very closely with the school district to fund item such as transportation, [speaker not understood], athletics. we have a public engagement effort and evaluation internally. our funds are targeted for all youth across san francisco and the at the same time we also want to be able to narrow it to specific neighborhoods and ethnic groups w
as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten...
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california because the state does not support education. we need funding, we need to spend it on education. >> so, therefore, do you think that community colleges should perhaps change their focus? one idea is to focus on retraining unemployed workers and upgrading skills for new jobs. do you feel that the state should encourage this? and how? >> if you are making reference to the challenges facing the san francisco community college at this time, i think that there are going to be some very painful and although, necessary, redirection of focus. we have been providing a lot of classes, non-credit classes and classes that don't need to further training for new employment. or for the opportunity to pursue a 4-year degree. and given that, upwards of 40 percent of all new jobs created in the next 20 years are going to require a bachelor's degree and only about 32 percent of californians will have one. we are going to have to refocus, particularly at community college level again, with limited resources to assist those who are moving from one ca
california because the state does not support education. we need funding, we need to spend it on education. >> so, therefore, do you think that community colleges should perhaps change their focus? one idea is to focus on retraining unemployed workers and upgrading skills for new jobs. do you feel that the state should encourage this? and how? >> if you are making reference to the challenges facing the san francisco community college at this time, i think that there are going to be...
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we need to make sure that we invest in education. education is the way that we grow our economy. and it is the way that we grow our jobs and to make sure that we invest in all of the future. i was an investment. >> california invested in me and my education. >> mr. bryer, how do we get that great reputation back for great education. >> the first thing is that i agree that we have to fund our schools, first and foremost, that is not enough. we have to improve our school system and my grandfather actually one of the first people that i was told to originate the education code he would be turning over in his grave to see that it was 5,000 pages more than any other state, texas is next with 3,000. we have to have sacramento stop from tying up our schools from making decisions and i think that we have to encourage good teachers and career paths and higher compensations because there are great, talented teachers. we have to have 100 percent transparency in budget and have the schools that are funded. funding so complicated that no one can explain it simply. we have to do a host of meas
we need to make sure that we invest in education. education is the way that we grow our economy. and it is the way that we grow our jobs and to make sure that we invest in all of the future. i was an investment. >> california invested in me and my education. >> mr. bryer, how do we get that great reputation back for great education. >> the first thing is that i agree that we have to fund our schools, first and foremost, that is not enough. we have to improve our school system...
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chance to revisit all the happy memories and one of the things that i -- is my father taught me to value education. he was such a tirade about it and he often threatened to send me back to mexico if i didn't do well in school. >> with the is a scary threat? >> that was a scary threat because i believed him. i didn't want to go back to mexico and i wanted to make him proud. another thing i felt, i felt that i owed him that. i never wanted my father to say i shouldn't have brought you and it was bad but really like always was motivating me to do well in school and to do all these great things that he wanted me to do. i didn't want to hear that ever from my dad. he never said that he didn't but my dad, and i was writing the book i really wanted to make sure that he didn't come across as the villain in the story. i really wanted to give him his humanity. he has had some really great things. he was dealing with a lot of difficulties that affected our relationship. >> you tell a story here about how you wanted to go to church one sunday and he held up a budweiser and he said, this is my god. >> yes, yes
chance to revisit all the happy memories and one of the things that i -- is my father taught me to value education. he was such a tirade about it and he often threatened to send me back to mexico if i didn't do well in school. >> with the is a scary threat? >> that was a scary threat because i believed him. i didn't want to go back to mexico and i wanted to make him proud. another thing i felt, i felt that i owed him that. i never wanted my father to say i shouldn't have brought you...
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so i want them to be with me out there trying to teach and educate the population. i have a gorgeous view of the sunrise. it gives me the energy i need every day. >> cecilia moved from peru to the united states 30 years ago to pursue her american dream. >> it was hard for me in the beginning. so i made a decision. i said you know what? i need to feed my children. i don't care. i'm going to work as a housekeeper. >> she rose from being a housekeeper to being a bank teller, to running a lucrative chain of medical clinics. >> this is the main location. i'm going to park exactly. >> cecilia spotted an opportunity cater to latinos. >> hi, doctor. >> cecilia. >> how are you? >> good. >> cecilia ran nine clinics, had 130 employees. the recession led her to shut down some clinics and lay off 60 workers. >> the bad economy has delivered blow after blow. jobs disappear, savings drying up, homes losing value, and now there is a new class of working poor, families who once enjoyed six-figure incomes now lose their homes. >> that's me. if i didn't make the changes i had to make,
so i want them to be with me out there trying to teach and educate the population. i have a gorgeous view of the sunrise. it gives me the energy i need every day. >> cecilia moved from peru to the united states 30 years ago to pursue her american dream. >> it was hard for me in the beginning. so i made a decision. i said you know what? i need to feed my children. i don't care. i'm going to work as a housekeeper. >> she rose from being a housekeeper to being a bank teller, to...